Chapter 173 Do you know how chaotic it is outside now?
Of course, Shen Jiang was prepared to meet other security guards on the road.
After all, this old house is not small. If you want to walk out of such a big house, you are bound to meet people.
As long as the person she met wasn't Su Xingran, she would have a hundred excuses to cover it up. That's why she had placed the man with the illness next to Su Xingran. This would not only leave Su Xingran with no time to fend for himself, but would also throw the entire mansion's security system into disarray.
But she had underestimated Su Xingran's reflexes. The moment she saw the newcomer's face, a wave of helplessness washed over Shen Jiang. She had already placed the sick person next to Su Xingran. Even if she couldn't infect him with the virus, she'd at least leave him helpless. But his aura as the leading man not only kept him safe, but he even managed to escape and rush to the small building in no time.
This was a combination of luck and intelligence. If she had come here alone without Godwin, could she really have defeated Su Xingran, the hero of the novel?
Shen Jiang's face felt a little numb.
However, Su Xingran paid no attention to Shen Jiang, a passerby. His gaze swept indifferently over the tall man in security uniform before him. The man had his head lowered, and his face was unclear. Then he looked back, frowning at Dr. Gu and his group. He spoke grimly, "You're leaving here without permission? Where are you going?"
The middle-aged woman, Dr. Gu, the new project leader, was immediately enraged upon seeing Su Xingran. She disliked his self-righteous yet condescending questioning. If he hadn't made proper arrangements, how could Dr. Chen have fallen ill for no apparent reason, and how could they have found themselves in such a precarious and dangerous situation? She even suspected that Su Xingran had hidden their antidote.
"Mr. Su, it's such a mess here now. Where do you think we should go?" Dr. Gu asked instead of answering.
Su Xingran sensed her dissatisfaction: "You don't believe me?"
"If we didn't trust you, why would we be here?" Dr. Gu neither admitted nor refuted, seeming to realize this wasn't the time for a confrontation. She softened her tone naturally and continued, "Mr. Su, now isn't the time to argue about this. I believe we need to find a safe laboratory immediately. Old Chen suddenly fell ill, and I'm worried if someone else falls ill like him, and we don't have an antidote... it will affect our plans."
She had to make an antidote for herself and carry it with her. Otherwise, if she unfortunately became infected, she could imagine what the outcome would be.
After all, Lao Chen had already given her a bloody demonstration himself.
Su Xingran didn't like her taking matters into her own hands, but they were still partners, so there was no need to tear each other apart. His expression softened, "I see. Don't worry, everyone. We take your safety very seriously. But right now, the most important thing has happened. The military has taken notice of this place for some reason, and I need to make sure nothing is left behind. Do you understand me?"
Wu Jiang adjusted his glasses and said dissatisfiedly, "We are all serious and rigorous people. Since we left, we have of course cleaned up the scene. Mr. Su, what's the situation outside? When can we announce the antidote?"
Su Xingran looked up at the unremarkable young man and said nothing. Instead, Assistant Wang spoke up, "The situation outside is pretty much as we expected. Everyone, don't be nervous. Trust President Su. Let's go back to the small building first and don't rush to leave."
He tried to persuade Dr. Gu and the others to go back in a good-natured tone, but the researchers didn't like his words. They had just been forced to stop the experiment halfway through to cooperate with them, and now they were asking them to go back. Wasn't that just playing a trick on them?
Dr. Gu felt like she was being played. She was very unhappy: "Tossing back and forth, asking us to leave and then asking us to go back, isn't this a waste of our time!"
Assistant Wang was puzzled: "Who told you to leave?"
Shen Jiang silently took a step closer to Godwin, trying to minimize her presence. But as Dr. Gu and the others looked at her, Su Xingran also looked at her. For a moment, all eyes were focused on the two of them.
Su Xingran cast a suspicious look at the two security guards, one tall and one short, and could tell something was wrong at a glance.
Do they have security guards who are this short and this thin?
Before Su Xingran could even begin to attack, Shen Jiang took the initiative. Before anyone could see clearly, a dagger appeared out of thin air and pressed firmly against Su Xingran's carotid artery. In fact, the bodyguard protecting Su Xingran immediately took action, but Godwin was faster than him and kicked him unconscious.
"Don't move." Shen Jiang said firmly, his voice extremely cold.
Godwin retracted his foot, silently walked behind the believer, and protected her back.
Assistant Wang's eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe what he was seeing. The bodyguard protecting Mr. Su was a mercenary with terrifying combat power, and yet that man knocked him unconscious with just a single kick?
Is he a monster? Assistant Wang couldn't help but shrink back, fearing that he would be targeted.
Su Xingran's expression was very calm. At the critical moment of life and death, he still maintained a calm face, as if everything in front of him was just an insignificant matter.
"You think that if you kill me, you two can get out alive?"
Shen Jiang fiercely pressed the blade against Su Xingran's soft neck and said coldly, "It seems that you are still unaware of your current situation."
Su Xingran listened to her arrogant words as if he had heard a funny joke, and the corners of his mouth curled up in an ambiguous arc.
"If you don't want my life, then it seems you want money. Tell me, how much do you want?"
Shen Jiang didn't say anything.
Su Xingran seemed to be in high spirits and continued, "Let me go, and I won't pursue this matter. I can also give you an extra one, no, five million."
Shen Jiang snorted and said disdainfully, "So your life is only worth five million."
It’s not even as valuable as her medicine.
Su Xingran sensed the contempt hidden in her nonchalant tone. He could tell she didn't care about money. Moreover, for a moment, he couldn't really put a price on his own life. If he said too little, it would seem like she looked down on him; if he said too much, he worried he would whet the appetites of these criminals.
Shen Jiang suddenly said, "Let's make a deal. I can let you go, but I want those people to come with me."
She decided to stick with the original plan and take a few researchers back first.
Once they fall into the hands of the authorities, with the antidote in her hands as evidence, even if they refuse to admit it, the authorities have plenty of ways to force them to admit it.
Su Xingran felt that the pores on his neck exploded instantly, and the hairs on his neck stood up.
He asked cautiously, "Are you from the military?"
Shen Jiang was a little surprised that he had connected herself with the military. She soon realized that the soldier who sent them here must have been exposed.
Shen Jiang sneered and didn't answer, as if mocking his wild imagination. Su Xingran didn't say anything else, and the situation fell into a stalemate.
Su Xingran himself rejected this answer. These two people were probably not military personnel. Their posture was very casual, without the traces of years of military training, and their fighting style was very unconventional.
Who are they? Their target has always been these researchers. If he hadn't come, she might have taken them out. Now that she's holding him hostage, her target is still these researchers.
Su Xingran's intuition told him that she must know something about the virus. But how did she know? How much did she know? Who was she?
Su Xingran remained silent, but Shen Jiang knew that time was of the essence. She and Godwin were alone, and dragging things out would be of no benefit to them. She suddenly delivered a powerful kick to Su Xingran's knee, loosening the blade slightly. Su Xingran, overwhelmed by the effort, involuntarily fell to his knees. This humiliating action finally shattered the man's composure, and Su Xingran's impeccable mask finally cracked, and he cursed softly.
As they moved drastically, something suddenly rolled out of Su Xingran's shirt pocket and fell onto the grass.
The middle-aged woman's eyes fell on the rolling object, and her pupils shrank instantly. Without hesitation, she rushed forward and tried to snatch it away.
But she had no chance, because the tall security guard, Godwin, had picked it up before her. The woman collided with him, as if hitting a solid wall of flesh, and was thrown to the ground.
Before the security guards could figure out the situation, Godwin had already returned to Shen Jiang's side, with his arms folded arrogantly, looking down at everyone's movements.
The middle-aged woman grumbled, her eager gaze fixed on the tall security guard's hand. But realizing the gap between her and him, she gave up her desire to snatch it. She looked at Su Xingran again, her eyes filled with resentment. This partner was too dishonest. They had just spoken on the phone, and Su Xingran had flatly denied the antidote. Although she had doubts, she ultimately chose to trust him. But Su Xingran wasn't worthy of her trust. In front of everyone, the antidote fell from his body. Perhaps it was the heavens that were helping her see the partner before her.
The other party didn't give her the antidote, but he himself didn't have it anymore. Thinking of this, Dr. Gu couldn't help but gloat over it.
"Mr. Su, I didn't expect you to cherish your life so much that you left a way out for yourself. What a pity..." Dr. Gu said with a hint of sarcasm on his face.
Su Xingran's face was extremely grim at this moment. This antidote was not his at all. He didn't know what tricks this woman had used to make it fall out of his body. But none of this mattered at the moment. This woman had ill intentions. If his plan was exposed, it would be more serious than taking his life.
The military may arrive here at any time, and he must make these researchers realize the seriousness of the matter.
"This antidote is not mine," Su Xingran said in a low and hurried voice, "The military will be here soon, wake up."
Hurry up and destroy everything that shouldn't exist, and keep your mouth shut, so that everyone can be safe.
"Heh, do you think everyone else is a fool?" Dr. Gu didn't believe it, and the other researchers also looked skeptical.
Su Xingran looked at the man's clever face and felt that he had found a group of fools to cooperate with. Anger welled up in his heart, but he couldn't lash out. He could only whisper, "Time is running out. You should know what to do and what not to do. I, Su Xingran, don't bother to lie. If I had an antidote, I would definitely have more than one. Why would I lie to you and say I didn't have one?"
Shen Jiang suddenly said, "Apart from these researchers, is there anyone else who knows about this plan?"
Su Xingran: "I don't understand what you are saying."
Wu Jiang's glasses nearly slipped off as the security guard's words reminded him. At that moment, a conspiracy theory struck him: a plan known only to them. What if they died quietly from the virus? Was Dr. Chen's illness an accident or deliberate? Besides Su Xingran, who else could have taken the antidote from the building without anyone noticing?
You have to know that this virus will definitely take the lives of some unlucky people, and those who get hurt can only blame themselves for their bad luck. If these people also get hurt during this period, who would know that it was Su Xingran's work?
In other words, if they unfortunately get infected and die, who will be the biggest beneficiary?
Wu Jiang felt that all this was ridiculous. His desire to rise to prominence was ultimately just a way to help others. Working under Su Xingran, he might die one day without even knowing how. Wu Jiang looked at Su Xingran, who was being held hostage. He had a handsome face that was infuriating to both humans and gods, but now it was incredibly disgusting.
Wu Jiang suddenly didn't want to look at that disgusting face anymore. He turned around and questioned his right-hand man, "Assistant Wang, what's the situation outside? You'd better tell me the truth."
Assistant Wang didn't realize the seriousness of the situation and continued to laugh: "Didn't I say long ago that nothing was going on outside? Now is the time to talk about this. Our President Su has been held hostage, you guys should cooperate quickly!"
Shen Jiang answered Wu Jiang's question aloud, "Nanze City was locked down yesterday due to the spread of an unknown virus. Now the base hospital and other major hospitals are filled with citizens whose lives are unknown. But they are lucky, because many people can't get into the hospital..."
Changing the subject, Shen Jiang revealed a cruel, almost playful sneer on his face: "Just like what you just saw."
The city is closed...has it reached this point?
Everyone's heart sank.
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